Officials from Henderson County and the Village of Flat Rock said Wednesday they hope to work together on a proposed soccer complex and public park at Highland Lake Golf Course despite zoning restrictions that could jeopardize the project....Read it all.
Flat Rock Vice Mayor Nick Weedman, who is in favor of not only a park being built at the site but also some soccer fields, said his position is "totally unchanged" since the village's attorney advised Staton of the zoning requirements late last week. Weedman said he thinks that "things can be worked out."
First, though, [County Board Chairman Mike] Edney and Weedman agreed, both sides must sit down together and work out a deal that involves compromises. The first step toward that end, Weedman said, is selecting a working group of representatives from the Highland Lake, Highland Golf Villas and Statonwoods homeowners associations — a process that has been included on the agenda for today's 9:30 a.m. council meeting at Village Hall....
"I want to work with them and try to make this thing work," Edney said. "We need to sit down at the table and hash it out and make it work, and that's what I'll try to do with the mayor and try to work with them, not against them."
Still, [Flat Rock Mayor Bob] Staton was clear Tuesday when he said the council will not discuss whether it supports the project nor its potential involvement in it until the village receives an application for a special-use permit for the golf-course property, based on the advice he received from counsel.
That position seemed to take County Manager Steve Wyatt and David Whitson, interim assistant county manager, by surprise Wednesday since, they said, all indications were that Flat Rock officials have appeared "extremely supportive" of the project....
"I don't see the county moving forward from where we are today without some kind of signal from Flat Rock as to whether or not they want us to move forward through the process," [Wyatt] said. "I think it would be a waste of time. I think Flat Rock (officials) need to have a discussion and come to a decision whether or not they think this is a good project for Flat Rock, and then if they think it is, then they need to work with us to make it happen. I think it's pretty simple."
Wyatt added that the county would not purchase the property unless it could develop it for the purposes of building a park and soccer complex....
Thursday, November 10, 2011
"Soccer complex at Highland Lake needs compromise"
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Vice-Mayor Weedman
ReplyDeleteNo Compromise
READ your vision statement.
It's not want YOU want; it's what the Residents of Flat Rock want.
Village of Flat Rock Vision Statement:
"Our Vision for Flat Rock is that it remains a small village of low commercialization no larger than it is today. We want Flat Rock to remain a village of beauty that citizens can take pride in for many years in the future. We want to be known for our friendliness and hospitality as well as our safe roads and walking trails. We want to be known as a village that supports its community of the arts, promotes age diversity - younger and older - and encourages stable real estate values."
Flat Rock Homeowner
I don't think Vice-Mayor Weedman understands what brought most residents to Flat Rock; he certainly isn't protecting our tax dollars. Hope he doesn't plan to run for another term when his position is up! How long has he even been a resident? Proud Resident
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